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Overwhelmed with home repairs? You've come to the right place.

RTASA is working to ensure safe homes and communities for everyone. 

RTASA is a non-profit organization that provides free critical health and safety repairs and accessibility modifications for eligible low-income, disabled, senior, and veteran homeowners at no cost, using the services of volunteers and contractors.

DO I QUALIFY?

We provide repairs to all low-income homeowners who meet our eligibility criteria, including seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and veterans. Homeowners are helped on a first-come, first-served basis, pending availability of resources.

Homeowners seeking assistance must meet the following criteria to be eligible for RTA services:

  • Must reside in either Travis, Hays, Williamson, or Bexar counties. PLEASE NOTE: services in each county are dependent upon funding availability.

  • Must own a home and reside in the home.

  • Must be current on property taxes or on a payment plan.

  • Entire household must qualify as low-income and must meet the income criteria in the table below based on the number of people living in the home.

QUALIFYING INCOME LIMITS

# of Household Members

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8
                 
 

$61,800

$70,600

$79,450

$88,250

$95,350

$102,400

$109,450

$116,500

 

HOW TO APPLY

If you or someone you know are interested in requesting home repairs you can request an application by calling our office at 512-993-8230. Please leave us a message and we WILL return your call.

 

TYPES OF REPAIRS

We focus on critical health and safety repairs related to the seven principles of healthy housing: ensuring homeowners have a dry, clean, ventilated, pest-free, safe, contaminant-free and maintained place to live.

Our work on each home varies depending on our funding source and available volunteers and or/contractors, but often include:

  • Yardwork

  • Exterior painting

  • Plumbing upgrades

  • Electrical repairs

  • Heating and cooling unit work

  • Roofing, windows, and door repairs

  • Safety modifications for people with disabilities

WHAT TO EXPECT

Every project has a different timeline based on needs. RTASA will work with you to expedite your application process.

While repairs are completely free for homeowners, you will be asked to sign a release of information form. This form allows Rebuilding Together Austin to work collaboratively with other area agencies to provide the most effective and comprehensive services available to you.